Year: 1992
Directed and written by: Quentin Tarantino
After a jewellery heist goes wrong, every robber left alive is trying to figure out which one of them set them up.
I have seen Reservoir Dogs before. I had no idea I'd like it more this time, but I did. To be honest, I had kind of lost my passion for films last year, I had no idea what to watch or what to write. I gained that passion back when I started thinking about Tarantino's movies again - and when I finally became absolutely certain I want to direct films in the future.
A story about a heist gone wrong has been dealt with over and over again, but Reservoir Dogs definitely gives something new to that story as old as Hollywood at least. You never see the heist that went wrong. You see the characters before and after. Then you just hear what the characters saw. That's why the dialogue in this movie is so god damn important, because without it, we wouldn't know jack shit about what happened. But if several people see one event, they all see different things. So are we sure exactly how it happened based on what the characters said? Do we need to be?
The beginning of Reservoir Dogs is legendary with its sharp and witty dialogue. That opening dialogue could be from anyone's life, anyone could have the same conversation. But in this case it just happens to be between men who are about to rob a jewellery store, because why would they talk any differently compared to other people? I will never get tired of praising Tarantino's dialogue, so don't think I will stop.
The nonlinear narrative let's you know what you need to know precisely when that information is useful to you. If the story was completely linear, the excitement wouldn't be so great. If you knew right from the beginning who set them up then watching Reservoir Dogs would be a lot more boring.
A story about a heist gone wrong has been dealt with over and over again, but Reservoir Dogs definitely gives something new to that story as old as Hollywood at least. You never see the heist that went wrong. You see the characters before and after. Then you just hear what the characters saw. That's why the dialogue in this movie is so god damn important, because without it, we wouldn't know jack shit about what happened. But if several people see one event, they all see different things. So are we sure exactly how it happened based on what the characters said? Do we need to be?
The beginning of Reservoir Dogs is legendary with its sharp and witty dialogue. That opening dialogue could be from anyone's life, anyone could have the same conversation. But in this case it just happens to be between men who are about to rob a jewellery store, because why would they talk any differently compared to other people? I will never get tired of praising Tarantino's dialogue, so don't think I will stop.
The nonlinear narrative let's you know what you need to know precisely when that information is useful to you. If the story was completely linear, the excitement wouldn't be so great. If you knew right from the beginning who set them up then watching Reservoir Dogs would be a lot more boring.
We only get to know few characters well, but they all are amazing and different. Mr. White, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink and Mr. Blonde... They all are so different yet it doesn't feel like their differences have been forced on them. It doesn't feel too weird that these people are working together, even if they are different. They are more like people than just device for the story.
Many scenes lack the soundtrack, which just makes the tension in the warehouse grow. But whenever there is music, it is always well chosen. Stuck In The Middle With You is such a light-hearted little song, yet it feels like completely different song after this film.
Tarantino knows how to use time. Not one part of Reservoir Dogs in unnecessary. And only the things we really don't need are left out. I mean usually people either try to force a movie to be 1,5 hours, or they try to make it slow so it feels longer. Both of these are wrong. Each film needs a certain amount of time, and there's no point trying to make it longer or shorter.
I think I read Tarantino saying that his done Reservoir Dogs with most passion - because it was his first movie. And that shows. You can see that Tarantino knows what he's doing and he enjoys doing it. That's important. Passion is better than just making films because you need the money or whatever the reason might be. If you got the skills but no passion, then you're going to make some mediocre shit that will leave no print on our pop culture. But if you don't have the passion, then you don't probably even care about that.
Reservoir Dogs is an amazing movie. There's not a moment there that I don't enjoy watching, even if they include gallons of blood. Reservoir Dogs is one of those films everyone should watch, just for the sake of its value as a movie. You may not like Tarantino or his films, but you have to see Reservoir Dogs.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
10 / 10
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